We have included the redbreast among our birds of the lane; but, though there is scarcely a lane in which we may not find him, he is so ubiquitous as to belong alike to woodland, lane, and field. He is not, however, of a roving disposition, evincing the strongest attachment to his own especial haunt, which he holds against all comers, even against his own kind; the only change being that in winter he comes closer to our dwellings.
Source: The Illustrated London News, July 8, 1882, p.47